PUNJAB WARRIORS

New Delhi: Debutants Ranchi Rays produced an inspired performance and twice came back from a goal down to beat favourites Jaypee Punjab Warriors in the shoot-out and emerge champions of the third Hero Hockey India League at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Sunday.
India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni...

New Delhi: Jaypee Punjab Warriors outclassed defending champions Delhi Waveriders in the second semi-final of the Hero Hockey India League (HIL) at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Saturday to set up a title clash with Ranchi Rays.
Sandeep Singh (third minute) and Augustin Mazzilli (35th) minute scored for Warriors,...

New Delhi: After four weeks of non-stop action, the 3rd Hockey India League will reach its crescendo with debutants Ranchi Rays and UP Wizards locking horns in the first semi-final while defending champions Delhi Waveriders take on Punjab Warriors in the second match on Saturday.
Punjab Warriors emerged as the team...

Mohali: Their semi-final berth already secured, Punjab Warriors signed off their league engagements on a resounding note, beating bottom-placed Dabang Mumbai 3-2 on Thursday to finish on top of the round robin stage of the third Hockey India League.
By virtue of this win Punjab Warriors finished on top with 35...

Mohali: Having already booked a berth in the semifinals, Jaypee Punjab Warriors would be looking to sign off the league stage with a win against the bottom-placed Dabang Mumbai, who would be playing for pride in their last league match of the Hero Hockey India League on thursday.
The two teams...

Mohali: Captain Ashley Jackson scored a brilliant hat-trick, including two stunning goals in the dying moments, as Ranchi Rays recorded an upset 3-2 win over Punjab Warriors in a thrilling match of the Hero Hockey India League on Tuesday.
With the win on Tuesday, Ranchi, who snatched the game from the...

Sitting at third position in the Hero Hockey India League table, Punjab Warriors will look to avenge their defeat to second placed Ranchi Rays when the two teams face each in Tuesday's clash at International Hockey Stadium here.
In their previous tie in Ranchi, the Rays outplayed the Warriors 2-1. Come...

Ranchi: Jaypee Punjab Warriors, who have already booked their semi-final berth, will face Ranchi Rays in the Hockey India League (HIL) here on Tuesday.
The match will be a contest between the top two teams of the league so far. Warriors lead the table with 28 points whereas Rays are second...

Mohali: Drag flicker Sandeep Singh struck thrice as title contender Jaypee Punjab Warriors blanked Delhi Waveriders 7-0 in a Hockey India League match on Saturday.
In the first quarter of the match, table-toppers Punjab Warriors kept the visitors busy with their continuous attacks, enjoying more ball possession.
In the 10th minute, Punjab...

Mohali: Table toppers Jaypee Punjab Warriors will look to maintain their winning momentum when they take on defending champions Delhi Waveriders in the Hero Hockey India League encounter here on Saturday.
Punjab Warriors have four wins from six matches, while the Waveriders have posted just two victories in five games and...

Lucknow: Table-toppers Jaypee Punjab Warriors on Wednesday suffered their first defeat in the 2015 Hockey India League 2015 after going down 1-2 against Uttar Pradesh Wizards at the Dhyan Chand Sports College.
V R Raghunath and Ramandeep Singh scored for the victorious home team whereas captain Jamie Dwyer scored the lone...

Lucknow: Comfortably resting atop the pool standings, Jaypee Punjab Warriors are keen to take on Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League here on Wednesday.
Motivated by their 3-2 victory against the Wizards previously, the Warriors will be eyeing their second consecutive win against the home team and further add...

New Delhi: Kalinga Lancers' drag-flicker Gurjinder Singh was handed a two-match suspension on Monday for physically assaulting a Jaypee Punjab Warriors player during their Hockey India League (HIL) match at Bhubaneswar.
The Disciplinary Committee of the HIL met on Monday to discuss the conduct of Gurjinder in Sunday's match between the...

Bhubaneswar: Jaypee Punjab Warriors took over Kalinga Lancers 2-1 in a Hero Hockey India League match, here on Sunday.
It was in the 24th minute that gritty Gurjinder Singh gave Kalinga Lancers a much awaited lead with a brilliant drag-flick.
The third quarter proved to be a life line for the Punjab...

After a thumping 3-1 victory over arch-rivals Delhi Waveriders, Jaypee Punjab Warriors would look to carry on their winning momentum when they take on Kalinga Lancers in their Hockey India League match on Sunday.
Having won against Kalinga Lancers, Uttar Pradesh Wizards and Delhi Waveriders, the Mohali side are in their...

New Delhi: Jaypee Punjab Warriors will be without the services of their experienced midfielder Mark Knowles against Delhi Waveriders on Friday after the Australian was handed a one-match suspension for breaching the Hero Hockey India League (HIL) Code of Conduct.
The Disciplinary Committee of HIL last night met to discuss the...

New Delhi: Playing the first match on their home turf, defending champions Delhi Waveriders are all geared to take on Jaypee Punjab Warriors at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Friday.
It is a repeat of last year's final of the Hockey India League (HIL) where the Waveriders defeated the...

Chandigarh: Legendary Australian striker Jamie Dwyer feels Hockey India League (HIL) has played a "big part" in the resurgence of the game in India, a country which has a rich history of eight Olympic gold medals.
"The HIL has played a big part in the recent improvement of the Indian team....

Mohali: Jaypee Punjab Warriors skipper Jamie Dwyer led from the front as his team put up a clinical performance defeating Kalinga Lancers 4-2 in a Hero Hockey India league match played under biting cold conditions, here on Sunday.
Down 0-1 in the first quarter, the Warriors came back strongly and looked...

Uttar Pradesh Wizards are all geared up to face Punjab Warriors in a Hockey India League (HIL) encounter on Monday.
In their opening matches, where Wizards met Delhi Waveriders and Warriors played against Dabang Mumbai, both the teams played draws, splitting the points with their respective opponents.
In the impending game on...

Mumbai: Hosts Dabang Mumbai and last year's runners-up Punjab Warriors played out an exciting 3-3 draw in their opening game of the Hockey India League at the Mahindra Stadium on Friday.
Mumbai went ahead twice only for Punjab to pull it back on both occasions and then the visitors took the...

Mumbai: A new-look Dabang Mumbai, under a new city franchise-owning group, will clash with last year's losing finalists Jaypee Punjab Warriors in their opening game of 3rd Hockey India League at Mahindra Stadium here on Friday.
The home team, owned by Doit Sports Management, appear strong on paper with an array...

Mumbai: Hockey India League (HIL) on Wednesday earned high praise from two Australians - player-turned-coach Barry Dancer and current international Jamie Dwyer - who hailed the franchise-based tournament, commencing on Thursday, as "the best in the world".
"The quality is definitely up there. It is better than the Dutch competition. We...

New Delhi: Australian great Jamie Dwyer is confident that his team Jaypee Punjab Warriors will go one better in the upcoming Hockey India League (HIL) and win the trophy.
Besides Dwyer, Punjab boast of Jake Whetton at the forward line-up, Lucas Rey in the mid-field, Sandeep Singh, Christopher Ciriello, Mark Knowles...

New Delhi: Still smarting from his side Punjab Warriors' loss in the summit clash of the Hockey India League (HIL) last year, veteran penalty corner specialist Sandeep Singh Thursday promised to come out all guns blazing in the third edition of the league starting Jan 22, next year.
Sandeep scored 11...

Ranchi: Delhi Waveriders defeated Jaypee Punjab Warriors in the penalty shoot-out to emerge as the champions in the second edition of Hero Hockey India League at the packed Astroturf Hockey Stadium here on Sunday.
It came as a befitting result for last year's runners-up Waveriders, who made their second consecutive final...

Delhi Waveriders will lock horns with Jaypee Punjab Warriors in the summit clash of the second edition of Hero Hockey India League after registering hard-fought victories in their respective semi-finals.
The Waveriders rode on Yuvraj Walmiki's lone goal to beat Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the first semi-final on Saturday, before dragflicker...

Ranchi: Delhi Waveriders will lock horns with Jaypee Punjab Warriors in the summit clash of the second edition of Hero Hockey India League after registering hard-fought victories in their respective semi-finals.
The Waveriders rode on Yuvraj Walmiki's lone goal to beat Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the first semi-final on Saturday, before...

Ranchi: Sandeep Singh remains India's best dragflicker even though he is not in the national team, says Jamie Dwyer, fivetime world hockey player of the year.
Sandeep was last part of the Indian team in the Hockey World League Round 3 in June 2013 and has not found the faith of...